Chip and Joanna Gaines Unexpectedly Announce Their Return to Television

Chip and Joanna Gaines Unexpectedly Announce Their Return to Television



After announcing the end of their hit show Fixer Upper only a year ago, Chip and Joanna Gaines confirmed on Friday, that they are coming back to television. 


Chip and Joanna Gaines appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday to promote Joanna’s new book Home Body, but instead of talking about the book, the pair made an exciting and seemingly impromptu announcement regarding their careers in television. 


Fallon started out by asking the couple about the newest addition to their family, four-month-old baby Crew. 


The pair gushed over Crew saying he’s the “sweetest boy.” 


The late-night host then went on to ask the couple about their unexpected leave from their HGTV show Fixer Upperasking them how they were spending their time off. 


Chip responded to Fallon noting that they took the time off to focus on their marriage and family, Joanna joked that they used their time off to have a baby. 


Chip then responded saying, “This is funny, Jimmy you’ll get a kick out of this.”


He said, “So we had four beautiful babies before we were ever introduced to the world via The Fixer Upper.” He continued, “Then we had zero babies while we were working this full-time job called Fixer Upper. As soon as we decided to stop Fixer Upper, we had a fifth baby. So, we’ve kind of figured out the Rubix cube here,” he added. “Time on our hands…

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Open Heaven 13 November 2018 – This Book of the Law

Open Heaven 13 November 2018 Tuesday Daily Devotional by Pastor E A Adeboye – This Book of the Law

Topic: This Book of the Law (Open Heaven 13 November 2018)

Memorise: “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”– James 1:25

Read: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 (KJV)

10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.

12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Bible in One Year: Ezekiel 1-2, Luke 21:5-28

Open Heaven 13 November 2018 Tuesday MESSAGE:

The Bible is indeed a book of law. It is a user’s manual that gives instructions on how best to live our lives successfully. Imagine buying a device you have never used before, only to discover later that the user’s manual is missing! You will either go back to the manufacturer for the manual or try to figure your way around using it. If you go with the latter option, you will have no idea of what you are doing, and if by chance you get the gadget working after playing around with it, you will never fully understand it in its entirety, and so you will not be able to fully optimise its use. That is how it is with our lives. Our lives are like the gadget, and the Bible is the manual meant to give us a step by step guide on how to live our lives. Unlike earthly manuals that you can master within a short time and discard eventually, the Bible is a manual that you will need till you breathe your last breath. As Christians, our physical and spiritual lives are not meant to be average. God expects us to live life at its best, and He has given us the Bible to instruct us on how to achieve this successfully (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

The Bible is our book of solutions, containing answers to every problem we may face in this world. At a point in time, I was having issue solving a mathematical problem. I was on the right track, but I had so many equations and it was difficult finding a way to solve them all. I decided to take a break and read my Bible. The portion of the Bible I read was where Moses parted the Red Sea. There and then, God told me to solve the problem just as the Red Sea was parted into two. He opened my eyes to see that all the equations could be divided into two categories based on certain qualities. Going by this inspiration, I placed some of the equations on the left and some on the right, and having grouped them this way, the problem was easier to work out. I solved those on the left and those on the right independently, and then I brought them back together again, just as the Red Sea came back together. That was how I solved the difficult problem and got the correct answer.

The Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit and can only be understood by His help (2 Corinthians 3:6). The more you chew on the word, the more you will see things like God and become like Him. You need to note however that it is not just about reading the Bible, but also about understanding it through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Whenever you want to study the Bible, ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand it, and before long, you will have deep insights and see things that no one else has seen. You also need to live by God’s instructions in the Bible, for it is only then that the anointing of good success can be activated in your life (Joshua 1:8).

Open Heaven 13 November 2018 Tuesday Key Point:

This Book of the law should never depart out of your mouth: is it part of your daily communication?

Also Read: Open Heaven 12 November 2018 – Keep your Children Alive!

Open Heaven 13 November 2018 Tuesday Hymn 2: I Need Thee Every Hour

1. I Need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine
Can peace afford.

Chorus:
I need Thee, Oh, I need Thee,
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh bless me now, my Saviour;
I come to Thee.

2. I need Thee every hour;
Stay Thou near by;
Temptations lose their pow’r
When Thou art nigh.

3. I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.

4. I need Thee every hour;
Teach me Thy will,
And Thy rich promises
In me fulfil.

5. I need Thee every hour,
Most Holy One;
O make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son.

Open Heaven 13 November 2018 Tuesday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 13 November 2018 Tuesday Daily Devotional.

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Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik Tells Parents Not to Use the Bible to Condone Spanking

Big Bang Theory‘s Mayim Bialik Tells Parents Not to Use the Bible to Condone Spanking



“The Big Bang Theory” actress Mayim Bialik says her children can drive her “mad,” but she doesn’t spank them.


Bialik quoted the Bible in a YouTube video where she said she doesn’t think parents should spank their children.


She refers to Proverbs 13:24: “Whoever spares the rod hates the child.”


“But have you never heard of hyperbole?” she said in the “Hitting Kids” video. “Or historical context? In biblical times it was also totally a thing to throw stones at a disobedient son — so let’s not use the Bible as our parenting guide for the 21st century. O.K.? Great.”


Bialik’s video comes as the American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement saying 94 percent of pediatricians believe that spanking does more harm than good for children.


“You can’t hit your spouse, you can’t hit your student, you can’t hit a stranger, you can’t even hit your dog, yet we have laws protecting, defending, and justifying hitting a child. It makes no sense,” Bialik said.


Bialik, who has a PhD in neuroscience, is the mother of two sons. She regularly comments on parenting and other issues on her Grok Nation site. She has also written a book on parenting, Beyond the Sling: A Real-Life Guide to Raising Confident, Loving Children the Attachment Parenting Way.



Photo courtesy: Getty Images/Frazer Harrison/Staff


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Trump Moves to Limit Asylum Seekers Who are in the U.S. Illegally

Trump Moves to Limit Asylum Seekers Who are in the U.S. Illegally



President Trump signed a proclamation Friday aimed at preventing migrants from seeking asylum if they enter the country illegally. The move comes as a caravan of migrants from Central America moves through Mexico.


The President said he is not trying to limit legal immigration, but rather seeking to stop those who come into the country in improper ways. He told reporters, “We want people to come into our country, but they have to come into the country legally.” 


Illegal immigration has been a centerpiece of the President’s domestic policy since he announced his candidacy in June 2015. He promised during the run-up to the 2018 midterm that he would stop the migrant caravan from entering the country.


The American Civil Liberties Union immediately challenged the new regulations in a federal court in Northern California. They argue that the proclamation bypasses laws passed by Congress. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt said, “The president is simply trying to run roughshod over Congress’s decision to provide asylum to those in danger regardless of the manner of one’s entry.” 


Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker believes the President is within his rights as Chief Executive. He said, “Our asylum system is overwhelmed with too many meritless asylum claims from aliens who place a tremendous burden on our resources, preventing us from being able to expeditiously…

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Film Celebrating Bible’s Role in WWI Is Too Religious for British Theater Chain

Film Celebrating Bible’s Role in WWI Is Too Religious for British Theater Chain



A British theater chain has rejected a three-minute World War I tribute with a Bible theme, deeming it too religious for the moviegoing public.


Empire Cinemas, an independent theater chain with more than 120 screens at 14 locations in the United Kingdom, doesn’t run religious or political ads even if they are tied to current events, according to The Guardian newspaper. The three-minute short film by the Bible Society was to be run leading up to Armistice Day, Nov. 11. It showed black and white footage of British soldiers in World War I. The film noted that all soldiers were given Bibles.    


“Over 9 million men and women from across Britain and the Commonwealth served in World War One. All British soldiers were given a Bible as part of their kit,” the words on the screen read. “To many it was a source of hope for eternal peace”


The short film then switched to the modern day and showed U.K. citizens quoting Revelation 21:1-7. 


It concluded with words on the screen: “The Bible. Still giving peace and hope today.”


The Bible Society hired advertising company Pearl & Dean to distribute the film. Pearl & Dean told the British Society in an email that exhibitors “get veto over any sort of religious or political ad. I am sorry to deliver this news, but unfortunately they do get final say.”


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Mom Whose Son was Killed in California Mass Shooting Says, ‘I Hope to God Nobody Sends Me Anymore Prayers’

Mom Whose Son was Killed in California Mass Shooting Says, ‘I Hope to God Nobody Sends Me Anymore Prayers’



The tragic shooting on Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, California, took the lives of 12 unsuspecting people. One of the victims was 27-year-old Telemachus Orfanos, a survivor of last year’s Las Vegas shooting. 


Orfanos’ mother, Susan, spoke out in a recent interview with ABC 13 saying, “My son was in Las Vegas with a lot of his friends and he came home. He didn’t come home last night, and I don’t want prayers. I don’t want thoughts. I want gun control, and I hope to God nobody sends me anymore prayers. I want gun control. No more guns,” pleaded the grieving mother. 


According to USA Today, the horrific events occurred after 28-year-old David Long entered the Borderline Bar and Grill, set off a smoke device, and open fired into the crowd.


Orfanos, who served two-and-a-half years in the navy, was a survivor of the 2017 Route 91 music festival shooting in which 58 individuals were killed and nearly 500 were left wounded. 


The victim’s father, Marc Orfanos, addressed the heartbreaking irony, stating: “It is particularly ironic that after surviving the worst mass shooting in modern history, he went on to be killed in his hometown.” 


Pastor Shawn Thorton of Cavalry Community Church in Westlake Village informed ABC 2 that 20 to 30 members were visiting Borderline Bar and Grill when the massacre took place. He also stated…

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Kenneth Copeland Devotional 13 November 2018 – Stake Your Claim

Topic: Stake Your Claim [Kenneth Copeland Devotional 13 November 2018]

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments…. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. – Psalm 112:1, 3

I’ll never forget the time Gloria discovered that scripture. We didn’t have any money at the time, and the walls in our house were as bare as they could be. But she was ready to decorate. So she took that promise, “Wealth and riches shall be in his house” and laid claim to it by faith.

Suddenly, everywhere we went, someone was giving us a painting or some other little treasure for our house.

Unfortunately, most believers aren’t as quick to believe God for that kind of thing as Gloria was. Some even claim God doesn’t promise us New Testament believers physical prosperity, just spiritual. But the truth is, you can’t separate the two. That’s why Jesus says, “If you’ll seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, then all these [material] things will be added to you.” He knows the spiritual realm and the material realm are connected.

The physical world cannot operate independently from the spiritual world. What happens in one is simply a reflection of what happens in the other.

Obviously, your spiritual standing profoundly affects your financial standing. That’s why, when you get hold of the gospel and begin to prosper spiritually, you can begin to prosper physically and materially as well.

Don’t let anyone talk you out of God’s promises of prosperity. You don’t have to choose between financial and spiritual prosperity. Both belong to you. Lay claim to them by faith. As a born-again child of God, dare to reach out and receive the riches that belong to you!

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 7:8-13

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This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.

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Andrew Wommack Devotional 13 November 2018: The “Old Man” Is Dead

Topic: The “Old Man” Is Dead [Andrew Wommack Devotional 13 November 2018]

Mark 14:41 “And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.”

It is not our individual acts of sin that make us a sinner. It is our sin nature that makes us commit individual acts of sin. Adam’s one sin produced a sin nature in all men that in turn, caused each person to commit individual acts of sin. Jesus not only dealt with the original sin that contaminated the human race, but He also dealt with each individual act of sin.

Anyone who is trying to obtain righteousness through their actions is totally missing the point. Believers are made righteous through faith in Christ, independent of their actions. It’s the same way that everyone was made a sinner: through Adam’s one sin, not through our individual sins.

At salvation, our old man (Rom. 6:6) or sin nature died, but the tendency to sin remains in the thoughts and emotions that the old man left behind. No longer does the Christian have a sin nature that compels him to sin, but he must simply deal with renewing his mind.

Sin ruled like a king through condemnation to bring death upon everyone.

Condemnation is like the general of sin that enforces its power. Likewise, God’s grace now rules like a king through righteousness to bring all who are in Christ into eternal life. Righteousness is the general of grace who defends us against all the wiles of the devil.

Remove guilt or condemnation and sin loses its strength to rule (1 Cor. 15:56). Remove the knowledge of righteousness by faith, and grace loses its power to release eternal life into our daily lives.

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‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Will Have 2 Gay Characters, ‘Sensual’ Scenes, Director Says

‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Will Have 2 Gay Characters, ‘Sensual’ Scenes, Director Says



The director of Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald says two characters in the upcoming film are gay and in love, although they aren’t open about it. 


The Fantastic Beasts series is a prequel to the Harry Potter films, which were based on books by J.K. Rowling. Rowling said in 2007 that the book character Albus Dumbledore is gay, even though there were no hints of that in any of the seven novels. She also said he had fallen in love with the wizard Grindelwald as a teenager. Dumbledore is head of the Hogwarts wizarding school.


“This part of this huge narrative that [J.K. Rowling] is creating doesn’t focus on his sexuality, but we’re not airbrushing or hiding it,” director David Yates told Empire magazine. “…The story [of the romantic relationship] isn’t there in this particular movie, but it’s clear in what you see … that he is gay.”


Yates added, “A couple of scenes we shot are very sensual moments of him and the young Grindelwald.”


The movie is rated PG-13. Fantastic Beasts 2is the second installment in a planned five-movie series. 


Michael Foust is a freelance writer. Visit his blog, MichaelFoust.com


Photo courtesy: Getty Images/Jeff Spicer/Stringer

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New York State Episcopal Church Bishop Reaffirms Ban on Gay Marriage in Diocese

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(Photo: Facebook/Episcopal Diocese of Albany)The Rt. Rev. William H. Love, bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Albany.

A bishop of The Episcopal Church whose diocese is based in the capital of New York has announced that his churches will not perform same-sex marriage ceremonies.

Earlier this year, the Episcopal Church General Convention passed a resolution allowing for congregations to perform gay weddings even in dioceses where leadership objects. The new policy is scheduled to take effect on the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 2.

This stood in contrast to a resolution passed by the General Convention in 2015 that allowed bishops opposed to same-sex marriage to maintain a ban on such unions within their diocese.

Bishop William Love of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany released a lengthy pastoral letter on Saturday officially stating that the gay marriage rites approved earlier this year “shall not be used anywhere in the Diocese of Albany by diocesan clergy (canonically resident or licensed).”

“Jesus is calling the Church to follow His example. He is calling the Church to have the courage to speak His Truth in love about homosexual behavior – even though it isn’t politically correct,” stated Bishop Love.

“Sexual relations between two men or two women was…

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